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Newspaper
Cobram Courier
Location
Cobram, Victoria, Australia
Date
Feb 05, 1941
Page
2
Questions on all phrases of Gardening are invited answered by Mr Rob inson concerning Sweet Peas Climatic vagaries continue to ha rass the garden level to some ex tent They tend to increase their la hour Lawns should be carefully jooked after Eng lish Grass Lawns and regular warnings during hot weather must not be neglected.
Advice on applying liquid manure only after buds appear, and using weak doses. Emphasizes ample salad supplies like Lettuce Radish Green Onions Mustard and Cress with successive sowings. Recommends Webb's Wonderful and Neapolitan Lettuce for Autumn, careful transplanting, and stepwise soil filling. Also covers leeks peas carrots beans cabbage cauliflower sprouts parsley parsnip spinach and potatoes planting and cultivation tactics.
A correspondent writes from a Palestine camp noting four weeks there and poor weather with mud in a red loam valley. He mentions sending two copies of their newspaper from the Queen Mary voyage and describes calm seas, British fleet actions, and distant towns, with a large camp nearby.
Soldiers describe long voyage home after five weeks at sea. They reach camp in rain and mud, hungry and tired, with scarce meat and plentiful oranges. They note bunking in stool vans and a large, scattered camp while awaiting leave and reunion with comrades.
A knockouts singles competition for a trophy donated by Mr BL Rice was held on Wednesday night. L Wyatt defeated R Pullar 7 5 to claim the title. Twenty one players competed and the singles handicap was published at the club house.
The YMCA restarts 23 camp centres for service personnel including ALF and RAAF and coordinates with the Australian Comforts Fund to set up 40 more small units. Writing materials and games will aid troops, with focus on providing comfort during duty. plan involves Cobram area with 80,000 distribution and local officials.
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